2021 UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES SPRING CONVOCATION May 29, 2PM ORDER OF SERVICE
Greetings Dr. Beth Green Provost & Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Barry Smith Senior Vice President Academic & Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Indigenous Land Dr. Marjory Kerr Acknowledgement President & Vice Chancellor
Welcome Dr. Marjory Kerr
Invocation Dr. Beth Green
Student Speaker Emily Jane Ades Class of 2021, Bachelor of Arts Introduced by Dr. Benjamin Reynolds Professor of New Testament
Scripture Reading Dr. Barry Smith
Convocation Address Dr. Daniel L. Wong Introduced by Dr. Daniel Scott Associate Professor of Christian Ministries
Musical Presentation “Glory to Glory” Performed by The Tyndale Singers Joshua Emmanuel Josiah Ali, BA Music, Soloist Dr. Melissa Davis, Director Conferring of Degrees Dr. Marjory Kerr in absentia
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Prayer of Dedication Dr. William Gardner Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Congratulations from the Steven Holmes Board of Governors Chair, Tyndale Board of Governors
Welcome to the Alumni Kevin Kirk Association Senior Vice President, External Relations
Closing Remarks and Dr. Marjory Kerr Benediction
Page 3 UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES GRADUATES
BACHELOR OF ARTS HONOURS BACHELOR OF ARTS
English Psychology Biblical Studies and Theology Brian Thomas Nelson Michael William Peever Diana Boisvert Avery Coulter Elise Abbott Adonis Andrew Jose Stella Madelyn Davis Shontelle Esh Olubunmi Mobolaji Abraham James Karl Stocks Anastasia Winter Serena Madill Emily Jane Ades Elizabeth Ann Sweatman History and Global Studies Krista Quinn Ebenezer Altaye Eichelle Williams Robert Andrews Isaac Walsh Kyle Wayne Best Biblical Studies and Theology - Matthew Ray Demitroff Pentecostal Philosophy James J. G. A. Fry Arpit George Ryan Thomas Ball Jocelyn Alyssa Kerr David Goudie Aaron Dillon Giovanni Anthony Pantaleo Paul Everett Jones Joshua Lander Carlos Alberto Parra Jeffrey Allen Bradley Lebeck Sarah Jessica Lander Micaiah Lewis Matthew Meade Benjamin Jordan Lucas Neiel Rizzo David Graham Moore Tyler Sansome Andrew Murrell Page 4 Business Administration English Human Services - Linguistics Early Childhood Education Abigail Chrisianna Ali Taylor Allan Aarno Frampton Ivy Journeay Helaina Bartello Julia Deanne Friesen Marisa Jansen van Rensburg Gracie Bea Roorda Cole Doner Sarah Heslinga Kimberly Mula Bridget Angelene Secker Joshua Duraisami Grace Anne O’Brien Jazlyn Arianna Parris Janett Robina Kalistan Emma Rose Schaefer Music - Worship Arts Yobab Maqsood Kamil Emmett Scott Human Services - Jeffrey Lau Social Service Work Joshua Emmanuel Josiah Ali Jeffrey Allen Bradley Lebeck History and Global Studies Eunice Kalaw Rebekah Grace Ledlie Venesha Cardwell Nicholas Steven Mustard Brandon Burns Ellie Hutchison Philosophy Agalya Nagarajah Clifford Michael Glas Ka Kit Lun Alisha Spalding-Campbell Christy Hackner Maryanne Grace McNeish Thomas Chapman James Karl Stocks Elizabeth Rohfritsch Camara Rhys Cruz Business Administration - Sean Desmond International Development Health and Human Services International Development Madeleine Gainey Jonah Wesley Goodyear Kaitlyn Gunnis Sara Debrosse Rebekah Grace Ledlie Christy Hackner Marina Yassa Hannah Beatrice Kamenz MacCallum Joseph McKinnon Brian Thomas Nelson Daniel James Schramm Emmett Scott Page 5 BACHELOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Psychology General Ministries General Ministries - Chinese Language Preston Allen Jung Eun Ahn Jasmine Troi Bassingthwaite Eunjung Cho Oi Chun Wu Heather Lynn Benasa Stephanie Danso Pi Hsia Yu Darius Buddington Victor Kwaku Deymuh Xiu Ya Zhang Samantha Elliott Sally Doss Laura Rosella Girgenti Karlene Michelle Ria Francis Pastoral Ministry Jordan Michaelis Jin Won Gam Dawson David Noble Gloria Marilyn Graf Davidson Brigitte Fernandez Alexandra Pilote Ferreira Janice Hong Noah William Orth Michael Sutherland Talia Johnson Kendra Dianne Vaisanen Leslie Ruth Mountjoy Priya Grace Viinalass Robinhensman Robinet
Page 6 AWARDS
Association of Christian Evangelical Ministries Scholarship in Missions Jean C. Scott Memorial Award in General Arts Rebekah Grace Ledlie Avery Coulter Neiel Rizzo Jennifer Claire Morris Memorial Award Betty Percy Memorial Scholarship in Music Gloria Marilyn Graf Davidson Joshua Emmanuel Josiah Ali Percy H. Harris/J.C. Macaulay Award in Ministry Studies Dr. John McNicol Memorial Award in Biblical Studies Ebenezer Altaye Emily Jane Ades Aaron Dillon
Page 7 LEADERSHIP
Board of Governors Senior Administration Presidents Emeriti
Steven Holmes, Chair Beverley Muir Dr. Beth Green Dr. Arnold Neufeldt-Fast Brian Stiller, DMin Provost and Chief Academic Senior Vice President Dale Patterson, Vice Chair Barth Netterfield Officer Academic & Dean of the William McRae, DMin Seminary Marjory Kerr Nancy Ross Dr. Marjory Kerr Student Services President & Vice Chancellor Glen Roadknight Reg Allatt Andrew Williams Senior Vice President: Brenda Ho, BBA Kevin Kirk, MBA Administration and Support Registrar Zoe Campbell Ashoor Yousif Senior Vice President, Services External Relations George Sweetman, MCS Ross Clark President, The Tyndale Dr. Barry Smith Dean of Students Foundation Senior Vice President Kim Evans Academic & Dean of Undergraduate Studies Joanna la Fleur
Geoffrey Moore Page 8 Undergraduate Faculty ADJUNCT FACULITY WITH SPECIAL PROFESSOR EMERITUS Paul Arsenault, PhD Vivette Henry, PhD DISTINCTION Charmain Brown, MEd Elizabeth Davey, PhD Heather Birch, PhD Anthony Hutchinson, PhD Craig Carter, PhD Alan Davey, DMin Erwin Penner, PhD Eric Crouse, PhD Genie Kim, PhD Rupen Das, DMin Dale Dawson, ThD J. Beth Posterski, PhD Melissa Davis, DMA Jane MacIntyre, MA Alan Fung, ScD Beverley Muir, MEd Stanely Walters, PhD Richard Davis, PhD Scott Masson, PhD Ian Gentles, PhD David Robinson, PhD Glenn Wyper, PhD Brad Faught, PhD Bradley Noel, ThD Doug Hayhoe, PhD
Robert Foster, EdD Benjamin Reynolds, PhD Carla Nelson, PhD
Paul Franks, PhD Nancy Ross, PhD
William Gardner, PhD Daniel Scott, DMin
Cyril Guerette, PhD Andrew Witt, PhD
Natalie Guriel, CMA Page 9 SPEAKER BIOS
Student Speaker
Emily Jane Ades was born in Zimbabwe and lived there with her parents and brother for the first eighteen years of her life. It was during that time that she developed her passion for a variety of ball sports, discovered her appreciation for nature and the outdoors, and established her desire to serve God and intentionally invest in the lives of her family and friends. After graduating from high school, Emily immigrated to Canada to pursue a post-secondary education. She completed her first year at Memorial University in Newfoundland, before a deep conviction to study the Bible brought her to Tyndale in the Fall of 2018. Since then, she has come to appreciate the significance of a supportive community, the power of a belly laugh, the importance of a daily nap, the fruitfulness of a good education, and the utter necessity of rooting oneself in God’s grace and truth. In the future, Emily plans on pursuing a Master’s in Theological Studies, not only to deepen her personal faith but to increase her capacity to serve and support groups of youth and young adults.
Convocation Speaker
Dr. Daniel L. Wong served as Assistant Professor and then Associate Professor of Christian Ministries at Tyndale University, Undergraduate Studies from 2000 through 2020. He served as Department Chair of Christian Ministries for the last three years. He also directed the Leading Edge program for first-year students and the Modular/Degree Completion Program for mature students. In addition to teaching, Dr. Wong enjoyed learning and serving with students outside of the classroom. These included the Out of the Cold and Urban Promise programs. Considered one of the highlights of his time at Tyndale, he ministered with students on two Tyndale mission trips to Camden, New Jersey and Miami. He facilitated Tyndale’s student involvement at Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship’s Urbana 06 and Urbana 12, both in St. Louis. From 1997-2003, he also taught the Tyndale Seminary’s Introduction to Preaching course and an Advanced Preaching course. In June 2020, he published Finding Our Voice: A Vision for Asian North American Preaching (Lexham Press) with Matthew D. Kim of Gordon-Conwell Seminary.
Previous to serving at Tyndale, Dr. Wong was the English Ministry pastor with the Toronto Chinese Baptist Church and then with the Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church. He is ordained with the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec. He is married to Flora and they have two adult children and four grandchildren. Dr. Wong continues to carry out itinerant ministry, preaching regularly to a wide spectrum of churches. He pursues his hobbies – photography, gardening, and following the escapades of Kim’s Convenience and its cast.
Page 10 ABOUT TYNDALE
TYNDALE’S HISTORY Tyndale University was founded in 1894 as the Toronto Bible Training School, the first school of its kind in Canada. Later known as Toronto Bible College, it merged in 1968 with the London College of Bible and Missions to become Ontario Bible College. The Seminary was established in 1976 to provide theological education at the graduate level. In 1998, the name Tyndale was adopted, honouring William Tyndale (1494-1536), the early English reformer whose commitment to making Scripture more widely accessible led him to undertake the first English translation of the Bible, at the cost of his own life.
In 2003, Tyndale University College & Seminary was legislated by the Province of Ontario as a degree-granting post-secondary institution of higher learning. In 2007, Tyndale purchased the Morrow Park property from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto and in 2014, the move to the new 56-acre campus on Bayview Avenue was completed. Effective December 2020, Tyndale’s name was legally changed to Tyndale University by an act of legislation.
Tyndale continues to build on its historic tradition as a vibrant, multidenominational institution of faith and learning. Tyndale’s diverse student body is engaged in comprehensive post-secondary education programs taught from a faith perspective. Tyndale provides undergraduate degree programs that prepare students for professional vocations and graduate studies. The Seminary, accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, offers graduate theological education at the master’s and doctoral levels. Tyndale presently has over 1,600 students representing more than 40 denominations and 60 ethnic backgrounds and over 12,900 alumni.
THE MISSION Tyndale is dedicated to the pursuit of truth, to excellence in teaching, learning and research, for the enriching of mind, heart and character, to serve the church and the world for the glory of God. Page 11